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Frequently asked questions

This
page is provided in order to address many of the common concerns
that patients typically ask about surrounding Clifford Materials
Reactivity testing, CCR and its policies and procedures. If you
have a question that is not adequately addressed here, you
may pose a question online here and our staff will answer it
as soon as possible.

Testing is
obtained on the order of a physician, dentist or other healthcare
provider licensed to order blood work in your area. A blood draw
is required to prepare a specimen for testing. The specimen is
then shipped overnight to Clifford Consulting & Research,
Inc. in the shipping kit provided for testing on the next business
day.

No, this specific
kind of lab testing does not require alteration of your diet nor
that you fast. However, if other tests are being drawn at the
same time that do require special dietary considerations or fasting,
fasting or restrictions will not affect the Clifford Materials
Reactivity Test.

Most medications,
including antibiotics and antihistamines, will not affect the
testing. If you have been on a long-term treatment plan that includes
cortical-steroids or immunosuppressive medications, please consult
with your healthcare professional before ordering the test.

The results are automatically provided to the ordering healthcare
professional. Please speak with your doctor to obtain a provided
copiy or send us a records request to obtain an additional copy from
our lab. There is an additional fee for third and subsequent printed or electronic copies. Click Here for the Form

We do not bill insurance nor accept insurance assignment, nor
do we respond to insurance inquiries regarding clinical notes,
patient history, evaluation, or other such information. We do
not participate with the US Medicare nor Medicaid programs. Although
we cannot guarantee nor predict the coverage of your healthcare
insurance carrier, we do provide a detailed receipt for testing services.
This form may
aid in seeking reimbursement from your healthcare insurance carrier.

Anesthetic susceptibility is not tested in the Clifford Materials
Reactivity Test. This is an area of great
interest in our current research. We do cover the major preservatives used in local anesthetis.

The blood sample
is drawn by the healthcare professional or on their order through
a local drawing facility such as a clinic, health department or
hospital lab. An additional fee may be charged for the blood draw
and preparation, and is not included in the cost of the Clifford
Materials Reactivity Test.

Test specimens may be shipped Monday through Thursday to Clifford
Consulting and Research, Inc. for testing. We do ask that no specimens
be shipped on Friday as there are no available personnel on the
weekends to accept the shipment and store the specimen. After
the serum is separated and removed from the clotting tube, the
serum specimens drawn on Friday may be stored in a refrigerator
or freezer over the weekend.

The cost of
shipping the specimen is covered by us when using the included shipping materials in the specimen shipping kit provided by our lab. Specimens sent using any
other shipping document or shipping company must be paid by the
sender. The return shipping cost of results to the ordering professional
is covered by Clifford Consulting & Research, Inc. for all
specimens in the standard testing fee.

Domestic specimen
shipments may be tracked by the tracking number on the preprinted
return shipping label by going to the internet and logging on
to either fedex.com or ups.com . International specimen shipments may also be
tracked through the shipping company used.

Testing may
be ordered by any dentist, physician, or healthcare professional
licensed to order blood work in your area. We would be happy to
work with your preferred professional. Alternately, we may be
able to help you find a professional from your area by using the referal database at www.iaomt.org

Results can
and do change over time. For most relatively healthy adults results
should be stable for at least 18 to 24 months. There may be some
healthcare treatments or new material exposures that can change
results for better or worse. Your healthcare professional is the
best source for information regarding the usability of the results
over time.

As with any
biological lab testing, both false positives and false negatives
can technically occur. The accuracy and precision of the Clifford
Materials Reactivity test is approximately comparable to testing
used for evaluation of blood sugar and cholesterol. Based upon
the results of multiple samples drawn over a period of several
days, the accuracy is about 95% or greater. The precision of repeated
testing from a single sample is about 97% or greater.